Outlook ‘Executive privilege’ is a new concept built on a shaky legal foundation. It’s not mentioned in the Constitution, and the Supreme Court only recognized it in 1974.

Is executive privilege a new power? No, the concept has been part of the presidency since the earliest days of the U.S. government. In 1792, President George Washington contemplated with cabinet ...

President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege to keep parts of Robert Mueller's report secret, setting up a likely legal fight with Congress.

PostEverything Executive privilege is vitally important. But not at the expense of national security. The courts might hold that Trump’s Ukraine conversations are privileged.

For now, at least, these disputes are pitched at a categorical level. If and when courts reach specific claims of executive privilege, they’ll find some clarity, but also a series of open questions, ...

Executive privilege is a recognized constitutional-based power of presidents to withhold information from those who have compulsory powers such as congressional committees.

Executive privilege claims have risen sharply since the 1950s, but most presidents since Dwight D. Eisenhower have assured Congress that such claims would only be asserted with their personal ...

President Trump asserted executive privilege over key documents related to the administrations effort to add a citizenship question to the census.

Special Counsel Robert Hur described President Biden as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The White House did not invoke executive privilege to block the release of the transcript ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey seeks ‘executive privilege’ to block disclosure in $52 million bridge project deliberations. Published: Mar. 03, 2023, 8:36 a.m.

The White House invoked executive privilege to block the release of a transcript of the interview between President Biden and Special Counsel Robert Hur. Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock The Biden White ...